Bomb Threats Target Over 40 Delhi Schools and Nagpur Hotel, Prompt Evacuations
Authorities investigate emailed threats demanding $30,000, but no explosives have been found at affected locations.
- More than 40 schools in Delhi, including prominent institutions like DPS RK Puram and GD Goenka School, received bomb threats via email late Sunday night.
- The emails claimed multiple bombs were planted and demanded $30,000 to prevent detonation, though no explosives have been found during extensive searches by police and bomb squads.
- Students were evacuated and sent home as a precautionary measure, and search operations were conducted using dog squads and bomb detection teams.
- A similar bomb threat was reported at Hotel Dwarkamai in Nagpur, where guests were evacuated; no suspicious items were discovered after a thorough investigation.
- Authorities are tracing the emails' origins, with reports suggesting the use of a proxy server and an IP address linked to New York, as investigations continue.